Sustainable Maryland, in a new partnership with Pepco, will offer Sustainable Communities Grant awards to eligible municipalities and nonprofit organizations. This program will provide $75,000 to fund environmental stewardship projects and $50,000 for community resilience projects across the Pepco service area in Montgomery County, Prince... Read More
The Climate Mayors seeks a Policy Director to support bolder equitable climate actions by Congress, Federal agencies, and state and local government. The Policy Director is expected to work with leadership to set policy priorities, work with the Biden Administration on identified priorities (e.g. Bipartisan... Read More
This funding opportunity from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) will advance the Biden Administration’s goals to achieve carbon pollution-free electricity by 2035 and to “deliver an equitable, clean energy future, and put the United States on a path to achieve net-zero emissions, economy-wide, by... Read More
With a price tag similar to that of a used car, Virginia homeowners looking to make a financial investment in solar panels are confronted with navigating a tangle of tax exemptions, credits, rights and utility company programs. See the full story in the Virginia Mercury.... Read More
This professional position is responsible for the management of all aspects of Frederick County’s Division of Energy and Environment’s public outreach efforts across all media platforms. The primary function is to provide and manage strategies to inform citizens, media, businesses, and others of all energy,... Read More
Greenhouse gas protocols provide authoritative guidance for communities to account for carbon pollution accurately and consistently. ICLEI’s US Community Protocol (USCP) is the industry standard for community-scale inventories, with detailed methods tailored to the needs and data availability of US local governments. Over the past... Read More
Continuing a long tradition of libraries being places to seek shelter from major weather events, Alexandria Library has established a Climate Resilience Hub in the Kate Waller Barrett Branch. Climate Resilience Hubs provide information about climate change as well as resources to help community members... Read More
The Joint Office of Energy and Transportation was created through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) to facilitate collaboration between the U.S. Department of Energy and the U.S. Department of Transportation. The office will be a critical component in the implementation of the BIL, providing support... Read More
The Department of Energy (DOE) is publishing three allocation formulas that will be used to distribute funds to local governments, states, and Indian tribes through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant Program (EECBG Program). The purpose of the EECBG Program is to assist eligible... Read More
Washington, D.C., is expected to become the second East Coast city to ban fossil fuel boilers and water heaters in most new buildings, following the unanimous approval of two bills by the City Council this week that are supported by the mayor. See the full... Read More